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it has been a very challenging time for new york city. i think you have shown quite a bit of fortitude in coming back and getting back to business. my remarks today are going to focus on the reasons for the disappointingly slow pace of economic recovery in the united states, and the policy actions that have been taken by the federal open market committee to support the economy. in addition, i will discuss important economic challenges our country faces as we close out 2012 and move into 2013, in particular the challenge of putting federal government finances on a sustainable path and the longer run while avoiding actions that would endanger the economic recovery in the near term. the economy is continuing to recover from the financial crisis and recession, but the pace of the recovery has been slower than fomc participants and others had hoped or anticipated when i spoke here last, three years ago. indeed, since the recession trough in 2009, growth in real gdp has averaged only a little more than 2% per year. similarly, the job market has
it has been a very challenging time for new york city. i think you have shown quite a bit of fortitude in coming back and getting back to business. my remarks today are going to focus on the reasons for the disappointingly slow pace of economic recovery in the united states, and the policy actions that have been taken by the federal open market committee to support the economy. in addition, i will discuss important economic challenges our country faces as we close out 2012 and move into 2013,...
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city council and helped start their voucher program. he wrote a book called voices of determination. it is essentially a testament to how kids can be a testament to adults and overcome great aunts and are true inspiration's region a testament to adults about kids. he advises mayors, congressman all across the country on issues of large. he is in the thick of the game and a complete leader on the issue, and you feel his influence across the country. and we are very fortunate to who areple like thehim savvy please give him a round of applause. kevin chavous. [applause] >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> i think i can go home now. [laughter] i was wondering who you were talking about. [laughter] michael is my brother from another mother. we will talk about that. when he talks about education, it is true that while that is the focal point, it really is and should be the focal point of this country. i like to tell people that on my way to public service, i found my passion. i got into education reform largely because, as an elected official
city council and helped start their voucher program. he wrote a book called voices of determination. it is essentially a testament to how kids can be a testament to adults and overcome great aunts and are true inspiration's region a testament to adults about kids. he advises mayors, congressman all across the country on issues of large. he is in the thick of the game and a complete leader on the issue, and you feel his influence across the country. and we are very fortunate to who areple like...
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i think something everyone can focus on is there are schools in inner-city areas that because of academy sponsors are doing better than schools than suburbs so we can use this change to drive up aspiration and achievement right ac
i think something everyone can focus on is there are schools in inner-city areas that because of academy sponsors are doing better than schools than suburbs so we can use this change to drive up aspiration and achievement right ac
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a city -- city councilman in baltimore said to me, kevin, in my district i have 70% of my people not working. i have a war zone in my ward. and i cannot get -- and this is what he said to me -- i cannot get bill gates to bring a business. if he was going to buy a business, i could not get one to come to my word. i have no economy. the only way to change the dynamic in my urban neighborhood is to have a more educated population. you've got the city leaders who realize their economy, their tax base is eroding with every kid who drops out. that is why you see the mayor emmanuels standing up and saying -- and just think about it. if he had allowed the same contract to go into place, does anyone think it would have changed the 40% dropout rate? piniella -- no. at some point, you've got to change it. >> talking about competition in china and india, is the model that we were taught that was built in the cultural age, the industrial age, is that sufficient for the current age? do they have the skills necessary to be entrepreneurs and innovators and to develop businesses that will bring our e
a city -- city councilman in baltimore said to me, kevin, in my district i have 70% of my people not working. i have a war zone in my ward. and i cannot get -- and this is what he said to me -- i cannot get bill gates to bring a business. if he was going to buy a business, i could not get one to come to my word. i have no economy. the only way to change the dynamic in my urban neighborhood is to have a more educated population. you've got the city leaders who realize their economy, their tax...
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now simpson-bowles will be coming to a city near you. they will be traveling around talk about what they have proposed and what the two sides need to do in order to come up with some sort of grand bargain. we will be following these fiscal cliff talks on our web site, c-span.org/fiscalcliff, to find events we are covering related to the fiscal cliff as well as a twitter area that follows the discussion as well as a resource area for links and documents related to the fiscal cliff talks. you can follow it every day here until a possible deal is made between the two sides. also, on congress, "politico" is reporting this morning that the republicans have put forth house committee chairmen that are all men for the 113th congress. not a single woman will lead to any of the major house committees, starting in january, for the new congress. back to the phone lines. james in california, an educator. caller: hi. i have listened to a lot of the comments. something important is being missed. how was on a school board five years. i have two kids in
now simpson-bowles will be coming to a city near you. they will be traveling around talk about what they have proposed and what the two sides need to do in order to come up with some sort of grand bargain. we will be following these fiscal cliff talks on our web site, c-span.org/fiscalcliff, to find events we are covering related to the fiscal cliff as well as a twitter area that follows the discussion as well as a resource area for links and documents related to the fiscal cliff talks. you can...
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host: how are you preparing for this in your city and postal all this? caller: fortunately i am in one of the more major areas that is not looking at getting the services cut at our facility. but we see it on the outskirts, the smaller places. people possibly losing their jobs moving into our facility. host: are there enough jobs for them? caller: they are cutting the processing places in the smaller places. there are not enough jobs and they have to find other jobs or offer retirement incentives. host: a couple of callers said managers of the post of us can do a better job in congress. you agree? caller: i think congress needs to keep their hands off of the post office because they created b
host: how are you preparing for this in your city and postal all this? caller: fortunately i am in one of the more major areas that is not looking at getting the services cut at our facility. but we see it on the outskirts, the smaller places. people possibly losing their jobs moving into our facility. host: are there enough jobs for them? caller: they are cutting the processing places in the smaller places. there are not enough jobs and they have to find other jobs or offer retirement...
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it has been a very challenging time for new york city. i think you have shown quite a bit of fortitude in coming back and getting back to business. my remarks today are going to focus on the reasons for the disappointingly slow pace of economic recovery in the united states, and the policy actions that have been taken by the federal open market committee to support the economy. in addition, i will discuss important economic challenges our country faces as we close out 2012 and move into 2013, in particular the challenge of putting federal government finances on a sustainable path and the longer run while avoiding actions that would endanger the economic recovery in the near term. the economy is continuing to recover from the financial crisis and recession, but the pace of the recovery has been slower than fomc participants and others had hoped or anticipated when i spoke here last, three years ago. indeed, since the recession trough in 2009, growth in real gdp has averaged only a little more than 2% per year. similarly, the job market has
it has been a very challenging time for new york city. i think you have shown quite a bit of fortitude in coming back and getting back to business. my remarks today are going to focus on the reasons for the disappointingly slow pace of economic recovery in the united states, and the policy actions that have been taken by the federal open market committee to support the economy. in addition, i will discuss important economic challenges our country faces as we close out 2012 and move into 2013,...
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they could actually win seats in the city council or the county board. the only question now is, is it outdated? is it unfair to treat texas differently than ohio or south carolina different from indiana? that is the question the supreme court will take up. congress approved it. the conservative members of the court might be inclined to say this is a good law but its time is past and you can no longer put the deep south under this special scrutiny. host: we are talking with david savage of the l.a. times -- the chicago tribune, i should say. he's the supreme court reporter. if you have questions about the upcoming session of the court, give us a call. the numbers are on the screen. before we leave the voting rights act case, who brought the case before the court? guest: shelby county, alabama. it is an unusual case in the sense that they are challenging it on its face. they did not have a particular case. they simply said that they believe this lot is unfair and outdated and they should not have to ask washington's permission before they changed the voti
they could actually win seats in the city council or the county board. the only question now is, is it outdated? is it unfair to treat texas differently than ohio or south carolina different from indiana? that is the question the supreme court will take up. congress approved it. the conservative members of the court might be inclined to say this is a good law but its time is past and you can no longer put the deep south under this special scrutiny. host: we are talking with david savage of the...
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host: david from union city. good morning. are you with us? ok. dave is turning into the tv rather than the phone call. we will look at the peace study. -- pew study. let's go to marie in alabama, a a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. can you hear me? i think that the states are already represented through their congresspersons. we do not need to have double representation. host: ok. let's go to springfield, georgia on the independent line. caller: good morning. my comment is there are a number of states that are not paying enough to the federal government. they get a lot more money back. to have these states have more input into the crisis, i think it would be a major mistake. the election has been decided already. obama 1. his referendum should be, it just that, what ever he wants. the states are complaining. they're not paying enough to the federal government. you have a lot of other states that are more liberal that are supporting people. host: agusta, georgia. caller: actually, the people have spoken. they have spoken because they
host: david from union city. good morning. are you with us? ok. dave is turning into the tv rather than the phone call. we will look at the peace study. -- pew study. let's go to marie in alabama, a a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. can you hear me? i think that the states are already represented through their congresspersons. we do not need to have double representation. host: ok. let's go to springfield, georgia on the independent line. caller: good morning. my comment is there...
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i called city hall. they had no name of that voter. i tell the voters he was not allowed to vote of my polling system. he then threatened me and said he would come after me. he had people waiting outside of the before me. it was a very frightening situation. fortunately, a voter who was there with me came to my defense. i called city hall and they said, we would never issue anything like that. there was an official stamp. i also called the district attorney's office. they never called me back. i called and called again. this is our right fraud. if you just had a voter i.d.. the lines are enormous. i have to check the spelling of their name, i have to look up everything. it is so much easier and nicer for us as a worker. i was there for 14 hours that day with a half hour lunch. i was so happy to have somebody give me an idea. it made the process so much better. host: how many different types of ids are acceptable? caller: anything. student identification, anything with a name. i said, to you have anything else with the address of their.
i called city hall. they had no name of that voter. i tell the voters he was not allowed to vote of my polling system. he then threatened me and said he would come after me. he had people waiting outside of the before me. it was a very frightening situation. fortunately, a voter who was there with me came to my defense. i called city hall and they said, we would never issue anything like that. there was an official stamp. i also called the district attorney's office. they never called me back....
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they could actually win seats in the city council or the county board. the only question now is, is it outdated? is it unfair to treat texas differently than ohio or south carolina different from indiana? that is the question the supreme court will take up. congress approved it. the conservative members of the court might be inclined to say this is a good law but its time is past and you can no longer put the deep south under this special scrutiny. host: we are talking with david savage of the l.a. times - -the chicago tribune, i should say. he's the supreme court reporter. if you have questions about the upcoming session of the court, give us a call. the numbers are on the screen. before we leave the voting rights act case, who brought the case before the court? guest: shelby county, alabama. it is an unusual case in the sense that they are challenging it on its face. they did not have a particular case. they simply said that they believe this lot is unfair and outdated and they should not have to ask washington's permission before they changed the voti
they could actually win seats in the city council or the county board. the only question now is, is it outdated? is it unfair to treat texas differently than ohio or south carolina different from indiana? that is the question the supreme court will take up. congress approved it. the conservative members of the court might be inclined to say this is a good law but its time is past and you can no longer put the deep south under this special scrutiny. host: we are talking with david savage of the...
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that it may be the worst storm the city ever faced and tidal suffra surge was 14. give christie said the damage in new jersey was unthinkable. we had fires, hurricane tpo-for winds. massive flooding. we had feet of snow. you look at that and flooding into the subway and shutdown of the stock is exchange, you get a sense of the scope of this storm. yet the networks performed.s ex sense of the scope of this storm. yet the networks performe excha sense of the scope of this storm. yet the networks performed.exch sense of the scope of this storm. yet the networks performed. i read for consumers the only information or people was the smart phone. linking social media and the smart phone. so while there was a impact they performed well. >> my assessment is some networks did well, some less well but we don't have solid information because there are no reporting requirements on the networks and no standards by which away measure their performance and it is entirely voluntary whether they want to talk to the f.c.c. or state and local government. so, i take their word for it
that it may be the worst storm the city ever faced and tidal suffra surge was 14. give christie said the damage in new jersey was unthinkable. we had fires, hurricane tpo-for winds. massive flooding. we had feet of snow. you look at that and flooding into the subway and shutdown of the stock is exchange, you get a sense of the scope of this storm. yet the networks performed.s ex sense of the scope of this storm. yet the networks performe excha sense of the scope of this storm. yet the networks...
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host: next call comes from james in bay city, michigan, on the republican line. caller: good morning. i would like to ask the young lady, what about all these indian casinos all over the united states? they ought to have enough money to take care of all tribes, don't you think? guest: casinos is one answer to be able to help tribe's diversify their income sources and revenues from casinos actually goes to transportation, education, all those government services. but if you look at the casinos across the country, you have about 556 tribes. some states do not even allow for casinos. my own state of alaska, we do not allow casinos. we have 229 tribes in alaska. we've less than 200 casinos across the country, and only about 20 of them are making substantial money. unless you're right there on the corridor, you do not make much money. they do create some much needed jobs and some sustainability, but not enough to sustain government functions. host: looking at this map at nationalpalace.gov -- nationalat tlas.gov. there was one -- are these independent nations, and can
host: next call comes from james in bay city, michigan, on the republican line. caller: good morning. i would like to ask the young lady, what about all these indian casinos all over the united states? they ought to have enough money to take care of all tribes, don't you think? guest: casinos is one answer to be able to help tribe's diversify their income sources and revenues from casinos actually goes to transportation, education, all those government services. but if you look at the casinos...
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we showed the village in new york city, which got ravaged by 9/11. a plane had crashed right in their village. now the storm. steve was pursuing nancy pelosi because we did a story trying to find out how come members of congress can invest in wall street and not in stock, that is related to businesses they are looking at on capitol hill, without having to abide by the rules you and i do in terms of insider trading. that law got changed. the change happened right after. that was just this year. it is a really good question. it is part of what motivates people in the news business. you can have an impact. you feel a lot better about what you are doing when you are working on something important. i can tell you all so i worked in a lot of places in local news in my six years before i got to cbs news and i learned from places i did not agree with their philosophy. there is so much to learn. you find out what you do not want to be part of. "news, we do not want to go out there to make e news. we want to scare people." it is my favorite line. [laughter] i
we showed the village in new york city, which got ravaged by 9/11. a plane had crashed right in their village. now the storm. steve was pursuing nancy pelosi because we did a story trying to find out how come members of congress can invest in wall street and not in stock, that is related to businesses they are looking at on capitol hill, without having to abide by the rules you and i do in terms of insider trading. that law got changed. the change happened right after. that was just this year....
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city. to some degree, they are uncomfortable truth is when you think about nations, companies. of there certainly rise and fall stories. political campaigns are really lousy times to think about the hard truth of what is happening. one of the hard truth about our panel is that we are five white guys. we try to figure out how to divvy this up. we're four tall guys and dog. we are very aware of this. for all of you to e-mail the in, we know. what i wanted to get into today and talk a little bit about are the strategic economic choices facing the nation. what does that mean? we talk about strategy and economics, is there something more fundamental about the way the united states is positioned in the world and its choices? michael has his own followers and accolades. jeff bingaman and i and our whole staff were riveted from much of his staff and guidance at the time. had he moved in along some of the issues we're talking about back then, the united states might not be in the same position. to h
city. to some degree, they are uncomfortable truth is when you think about nations, companies. of there certainly rise and fall stories. political campaigns are really lousy times to think about the hard truth of what is happening. one of the hard truth about our panel is that we are five white guys. we try to figure out how to divvy this up. we're four tall guys and dog. we are very aware of this. for all of you to e-mail the in, we know. what i wanted to get into today and talk a little bit...
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as yemen's government became destabilized last year, aqap took control of several key cities in the south of yemen. in the months since, their advances have been largely reversed through a renewed and even more effective partnership with yemen's new government. our work in yemen is far from done. dismantling them, eliminating it as a threat to the united states will ultimately require sustained pressure, more u.s. training and assistance, close partnership with the government and people of yemen and political support for transition. another country we have made good progress is somalia. for years -- when i became director of the c.i.a., it was obvious that somalia was a failed state. the failed state where the militant group controlled large pieces of territory. declared allegiance to al qaeda and brought about a humanitarian crisis and planned attacks in the region. but there, too, we have seen significant progress. in large part because of an effective partnership between the united states and the african union mission in somalia. the result of these efforts is an al shabaab that has lo
as yemen's government became destabilized last year, aqap took control of several key cities in the south of yemen. in the months since, their advances have been largely reversed through a renewed and even more effective partnership with yemen's new government. our work in yemen is far from done. dismantling them, eliminating it as a threat to the united states will ultimately require sustained pressure, more u.s. training and assistance, close partnership with the government and people of...
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the philadelphia mob had allies in each of these other cities. this led to the meeting that took place in 1929 in atlantic city. mobsters from six large cities came together at this in the kit, divided territories, set prices, made contracts. david bennett met in chicago, 21 cities represented, setting up their judicial system to fight complex. -- to resolve problems. the obvious parallel, the mobsters who were making huge amounts of money, untaxed, perpetrated a great deal of biting crime to protect their interests. we have the same thing going on now. mostly in mexico. driving the same sort of craven behavior in violent behavior because of this underground market. people who are most opposed to any change in the marijuana and drug laws are the moral one and dealers-- the marijuana dealers. there were two groups in prohibition who were for it, the baptists and bootleggers. i think we have the same think's going on now predict how they manifest themselves questions -- = >> how do they manifest themselves? >> interferes to private enterprise. -- i
the philadelphia mob had allies in each of these other cities. this led to the meeting that took place in 1929 in atlantic city. mobsters from six large cities came together at this in the kit, divided territories, set prices, made contracts. david bennett met in chicago, 21 cities represented, setting up their judicial system to fight complex. -- to resolve problems. the obvious parallel, the mobsters who were making huge amounts of money, untaxed, perpetrated a great deal of biting crime to...
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it is a compromise at a time when this city has become ideologically rigid. we only make progress will be compromised. that is because we are such a diverse country would so many different opinions and points of view. this is a bipartisan compromise and it is the beginning. of a long, hard, marched back to fiscal responsibility. that to a balanced budget. -- back to a balanced budget. what troubles me about it is that the bipartisan compromise also represents a kind of bipartisan agreement by each party to yield to the other party's most politically and ideologically sensitive priority. in the case the democrats, it is to protect entitlement spending. in the case of republicans, it is to not raise taxes. the reality is, we have to do some of both if we're going to get our country back into balance. because this agreement does not really touched the entitlement programs, particularly medicare , it puts all the burden of getting back towards balance in our budget on the so-called discretionary spending part of the budget. that is the third of federal spending,
it is a compromise at a time when this city has become ideologically rigid. we only make progress will be compromised. that is because we are such a diverse country would so many different opinions and points of view. this is a bipartisan compromise and it is the beginning. of a long, hard, marched back to fiscal responsibility. that to a balanced budget. -- back to a balanced budget. what troubles me about it is that the bipartisan compromise also represents a kind of bipartisan agreement by...
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and in the same city, so many unemployed people. who could be put to work fixing the heart and soul of cleveland. and the number of brown fields that are there where we're waiting to clear property to clean it up, move the sewage treatment plants, move other assets that are there, and create a much greater port on lake erie. i think, do we have it in us? i know i have it in me to want to do this but i look at our heritage, the interstate highway system itself. again, during the 1950's. if we think about what was done, there was a time when this country, if you moved from -- you couldn't move from ohio to california. on roads that interconnected. people think that just happened. but it didn't. it took real vision to do that. . when we invest in infrastructure, that is the most job-rich program that think country could ever promote and to create efficiencies and intermodal connections, congressman tonko talked about fiber optics and about telecommunications and all of the new ways of connecting our country. i've had the privilege in m
and in the same city, so many unemployed people. who could be put to work fixing the heart and soul of cleveland. and the number of brown fields that are there where we're waiting to clear property to clean it up, move the sewage treatment plants, move other assets that are there, and create a much greater port on lake erie. i think, do we have it in us? i know i have it in me to want to do this but i look at our heritage, the interstate highway system itself. again, during the 1950's. if we...
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for the first and last year more people live in cities. that is accelerating. what does this mean for us in terms of demographics and resources? i think these changes will accelerate. we need to be better prepared across the board. those are the three towns we ought to focus on. >> bubook is a little tighter. you have been quoted as saying that there are as many or more spies working against u.s. interests in the u.s. as during the cold war. -- was a head staffing snapping quote when i read that. what are they after? >> i do not know that. it the look at the value of intelligence, and you look at the expenditures and resources by china and others, what is their biggest concern? its is the u.s. not only national security secrets but increasingly commercial secrets. much of that can be gleaned or stolen from cyberspace. it is still a dark threats. we have shifted so much of our resources in the counter- terrorism arena. we have forgotten the necessity of old-fashioned counter intelligence. that is an important element of this. >> often i heard some people say it
for the first and last year more people live in cities. that is accelerating. what does this mean for us in terms of demographics and resources? i think these changes will accelerate. we need to be better prepared across the board. those are the three towns we ought to focus on. >> bubook is a little tighter. you have been quoted as saying that there are as many or more spies working against u.s. interests in the u.s. as during the cold war. -- was a head staffing snapping quote when i...
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caller: i have been trying to modify my mortgage with city they want this. they want that. they constantly what more documentation. they tell me they are doing more pureed then they call me up and tell me i do not qualify because of this reason for that reason. what can i do to modify my mortgage? my income is down substantially we did not do any of these loans. we did fixed loans. we cannot do any more right now because the government came around and change the rules. what i do to modify my mortgage? >> i wish i had an answer. your story sounds very similar to hundreds of other of the borrowers. there is a lot of confusion. i do not know really what to offer other than to check out the resources that lender consortium has put together. it is unfortunate that ithere have been a lot of modifications. host: thank you so much for being here. that is your money segment where we look at how taxpayer dollars are spent. we were look more on that on future mondays. we will be back at 7:00 tomorrow. we now go to the american enterprise institute which is holding a panel on a for-pro
caller: i have been trying to modify my mortgage with city they want this. they want that. they constantly what more documentation. they tell me they are doing more pureed then they call me up and tell me i do not qualify because of this reason for that reason. what can i do to modify my mortgage? my income is down substantially we did not do any of these loans. we did fixed loans. we cannot do any more right now because the government came around and change the rules. what i do to modify my...
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became destabilized last year, aqap attempted to seize the initiative, taking control of several key cities in the south of yemen. in the months since, aqap's advances have been largely reversed through a renewed and each more effective partnership with yemen's new government led by president hadi. our work in yemen is far from done. dismantling aqap, eliminating it as a threat to the united states, will ultimately require sustained pressure, more u.s. training and assistance, close partnership with the yemeni government and yemeni people and steadfast support for political transition. another country we have made good progress in recently is somalia. for years when i became director of the c.i.a., it was thoobs that somalia was a failed state where al-shabab controlled large pieces of territory, declared fealty to al qaeda, brought about a humanitarian crisis and planned attacks in the region but there, too, we have seen significant progress. in large part because of an effective partnership between the united states and the african union mission in somalia. the result is an al-shabab that
became destabilized last year, aqap attempted to seize the initiative, taking control of several key cities in the south of yemen. in the months since, aqap's advances have been largely reversed through a renewed and each more effective partnership with yemen's new government led by president hadi. our work in yemen is far from done. dismantling aqap, eliminating it as a threat to the united states, will ultimately require sustained pressure, more u.s. training and assistance, close partnership...
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he is been a modern big city republican. nothing wrong with that. the republicans that are signaling that might be amenable to a deal are the usual suspects so far. will somebody rise that will surprise you? that will be the question. i do not know the answer to that. it is incredibly difficult. there is an incentive to not compromise. "compromise" has become a dirty word. host: susan in manassas, virginia. go ahead. caller: hi. right when you for started talking, i thought this gentleman gets it. the more you talk, i felt you do not get it. it is about policy. what they stated is in the platform of the republican party. they weren't saying anything that is strange or unique. that is what the republican party believes in. they were strong enough to say it. the problem with john mccain going after susan rice -- he can disagree with her or that she shouldn't be secretary of state. he went into an aggressive attack. that makes women feel uncomfortable. "here they go again." "they are attacking her." it makes people feel uncomfortable. now he is turning
he is been a modern big city republican. nothing wrong with that. the republicans that are signaling that might be amenable to a deal are the usual suspects so far. will somebody rise that will surprise you? that will be the question. i do not know the answer to that. it is incredibly difficult. there is an incentive to not compromise. "compromise" has become a dirty word. host: susan in manassas, virginia. go ahead. caller: hi. right when you for started talking, i thought this...
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if you maintain that system that prevents 300 million people living in cities from making serious money, acquiring serious property and exercising their rights as urban citizens. they can substitute criteria for urban residents is but they have to change fundamentally the system as it exists. secondly move to aid to child policy. one child is a catastrophe. this will have a long term impact but if they cannot do this at this point, you have to wonder about the ability to take on anything that is politically sensitive. third, establish a legal framework in which ngo's can operate more freely. for example, environment is one of the issues they tag is one of the most important challenges. i agree 100% with that. i know no major country in the world that has made significant progress on environmental cleanup without a vibrant, grain movement. and ngo grain movement that can engage in political activism as well as political education. systems are built around the interests of the leaders. you need some counterpressure. not just pressure from above but from below if you're going to change tha
if you maintain that system that prevents 300 million people living in cities from making serious money, acquiring serious property and exercising their rights as urban citizens. they can substitute criteria for urban residents is but they have to change fundamentally the system as it exists. secondly move to aid to child policy. one child is a catastrophe. this will have a long term impact but if they cannot do this at this point, you have to wonder about the ability to take on anything that...
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right into the heart of israel's cities this month. this resolution will not enable the palestinian authority to join international treaties, organizations, or conferences. this resolution cannot serve as an acceptable alternative to these negotiations with israel. this resolution says nothing about israel's security needs. and does not call on palestinian to recognize israel as a jewish state. it does not end the conflict. let me tell you what this resolution does do. this resolution violates fundamental binding commitments. this is a commitment that many states gathered here today in this chamber and stan witness to the commitment that all standing issues would only be resolved in direct negotiations. the resolution sends a message that the international community is willing to turn a blind eye to peace agreements. are the people of israel, it raises a simple question -- why continue to make painful sacrifices for peace in exchanges are pieces of paper that the other side will not honor? if you make a negotiated peace negotiation --
right into the heart of israel's cities this month. this resolution will not enable the palestinian authority to join international treaties, organizations, or conferences. this resolution cannot serve as an acceptable alternative to these negotiations with israel. this resolution says nothing about israel's security needs. and does not call on palestinian to recognize israel as a jewish state. it does not end the conflict. let me tell you what this resolution does do. this resolution violates...
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in inner city schools that was often over 50%. and taking the exam results and seeinging our schools were not doing a good job. i'm farlely hopeful, it's a key area of funding that the federal budget place a meaningful role, i'm fairly hopeful that the things that are going on, that future personnel system change that is a lot of states are leading on, that improvet in the click lum where there is a common core approach where states will share and it's a much better curriculum and finally the use of technology coming in and helping out. so i think we are seeing in pilot cases where those interventions are applied, we are seeing significant improvements at the current levels of spending. as you say, higher ed isn't as far as along in recommend nicing we need to rededicate ourselves at not just the elite end but a huge stredget of our country. our state schools, two year and four year are amazing which and berkeley is an example. it's a state school but it's a totally world class institution and yet if you look at the trade offs the
in inner city schools that was often over 50%. and taking the exam results and seeinging our schools were not doing a good job. i'm farlely hopeful, it's a key area of funding that the federal budget place a meaningful role, i'm fairly hopeful that the things that are going on, that future personnel system change that is a lot of states are leading on, that improvet in the click lum where there is a common core approach where states will share and it's a much better curriculum and finally the...
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and any major city and say, as we've spent more dollars per capita, have we gotten more education. >> your short answer is you don't. >> no. and this is where the modern republican party is light years ahead of the 1994 gingrich revolution where guys said, get rid of the department of education, get rid of the department of energy or whatever. no, reform government so it costs less. 100,000 kids in arizona will now have a $5,000 voucher, they can take to a public school, a private school, a parochial school, home school, if they don't spend it -- >> so you're saying -- >> you don't need more money, you need reforms. we've given the post office -- would allowing fedex and u.p.s. to deliver mail make your post office mail get their sooner? >> this is one of the questions on the card. when you leave here very shortly you're going to go to your wednesday meeting. this is a literal meeting of the right wing conspiracy, right? >> about this size. >> this is a weekly meeting that you've had -- >> some of the people from there are here. [laughter] i see you. >> so this is a weekly meeting of
and any major city and say, as we've spent more dollars per capita, have we gotten more education. >> your short answer is you don't. >> no. and this is where the modern republican party is light years ahead of the 1994 gingrich revolution where guys said, get rid of the department of education, get rid of the department of energy or whatever. no, reform government so it costs less. 100,000 kids in arizona will now have a $5,000 voucher, they can take to a public school, a private...
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but today, the coal mine is closed down and you have an economically flourishing city. so it is possible to step away from a traditional industrial structure, with public financing and support to go into another direction. therefore we need more money in the european budget. [laughter] mali and congo, i set a lot about our common commitment, and where the values are challenged, wherever terrorism and terrorist groups try to destroy countries, to bring countries to the state of a failed state, as a basis for terrorist groups to export their terrorism, we must act. somalia is a symbol. what is happening in mali is a direct result of the libyan revolution. it is now distributed in the whole region. not only mali. a at a meeting with the king of morocco to tell me that for his country this is one of the biggest risks. this is not only a local conflict. concerning congo, this is an honest risk for the country, the split of the country. congo is another real, bigger challenge. we are willing buyers to accept what is going on, and if they are able to solve the problem, i think
but today, the coal mine is closed down and you have an economically flourishing city. so it is possible to step away from a traditional industrial structure, with public financing and support to go into another direction. therefore we need more money in the european budget. [laughter] mali and congo, i set a lot about our common commitment, and where the values are challenged, wherever terrorism and terrorist groups try to destroy countries, to bring countries to the state of a failed state,...
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that it may be the worst storm the city has ever faced. governor christie said the damage in new jersey was unthinkable. we had a fires. we had hurricane-force winds. we had massive of flooding. we had feet of snow. you look at that, the flooding of the subway systems, the shutdown of the stock exchange, you start to get a sense of the massive scale and scope of this storm. and yet, the networks performed. carry dozens of stories about how many consumers only wink to information was through their smartphones. linking social media and their smartphone. while there was obviously an impact, i think the networks performed really well. >> some networks did well, some networks did less well. we do not have a solid information about this because there are no reporting requirements. there are no standards by which we measure performance. it is entirely voluntary as to whether they want to talk to their state and local governments are not. i take their word for its that debate responded well. i also anecdotally heard that some of these guys may be
that it may be the worst storm the city has ever faced. governor christie said the damage in new jersey was unthinkable. we had a fires. we had hurricane-force winds. we had massive of flooding. we had feet of snow. you look at that, the flooding of the subway systems, the shutdown of the stock exchange, you start to get a sense of the massive scale and scope of this storm. and yet, the networks performed. carry dozens of stories about how many consumers only wink to information was through...
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something was happening at city hall. one of my colleagues was asked to go down to city hall and you would be able to file at right away. there were some guys from mit, they made scanning equipment-. ves.ati john put on something that looked like scuba diving gear on his back, and it was a huge backpack and there was a cable running into the camera, and he could only get one shot off of this thing. he transmitted that image back in tuesday and it made the paper, noisy as hell. very grainy, messy image. it was nothing that you would see from film. that is the kind of stuff people were dealing with 25 years ago, and when digital cameras first came out, i was one of the last that wanted one. because the images were very noisy, the cameras were very heavy, they were big and intrusive. michele has a bigger camera that is probably more had the normal, but this is the digital camera that will make a file probably as good as the camera right there. in my opinion, this will make a beautiful file, it would blow up alanis on a poste
something was happening at city hall. one of my colleagues was asked to go down to city hall and you would be able to file at right away. there were some guys from mit, they made scanning equipment-. ves.ati john put on something that looked like scuba diving gear on his back, and it was a huge backpack and there was a cable running into the camera, and he could only get one shot off of this thing. he transmitted that image back in tuesday and it made the paper, noisy as hell. very grainy,...
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we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume a soldier, do not lay aside the citizen. that is what the lead. we are not partisan. we are frustrated with the in action and what looks like slow things happening in washington. these are the types of folks that can pass through and take this country to the next level. we need your help. when you leave, take this with you and think about veterans day. it is november 11. every city will have a parade and events. please step up and join. be a part of this movement. help us deliver a return from this generation. we are not a charity. we are an investment. now is the ti
we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume a soldier, do not lay aside the...
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cuellar and i will be embarking at the end of this week to head down to mexico city to the president of mexico's inaugural -- inauguration, and i agree with my colleague that our relationship with mexico is vitally important and the idea the best units have provided an invaluable support on the border in terms of cash and weapons going -- confiscating cash and weapons going into mexico. i can't think of beater program to name after jamie zapata. i will also say on the sembling occasions that i met with agent avalon and his family, it's been very emotional. to see someone who's come back almost from an operation of war, if you will, who's been shot at at the cartel members, almost going through a ptsd-type situation, a very, very emotional experience. and i wish agent avila and his family the very best in their recovery. very, very brave man and soldier. and also to the family of jamie zapata. we honor you today with this bill and know that you are always in our thoughts and in our prayers. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the g
cuellar and i will be embarking at the end of this week to head down to mexico city to the president of mexico's inaugural -- inauguration, and i agree with my colleague that our relationship with mexico is vitally important and the idea the best units have provided an invaluable support on the border in terms of cash and weapons going -- confiscating cash and weapons going into mexico. i can't think of beater program to name after jamie zapata. i will also say on the sembling occasions that i...
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we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. that message is spreading fast. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume a soldier, do not lay aside the citizen. that is what the lead. -- what we believe. we are not partisan. we are frustrated with the in action and what looks like slow things happening in washington. these are the types of folks that can pass through and take this country to the next level. we need your help. when you leave, take this with you and think about veterans day. it is november 11. every city will have a parade and events. please step up and join. be a part of this movement. help us deliver a return from this generation. we ar
we were in new york city for advertising. the advertising community understood this was a tremendous resource for them to utilize. they did a job fair. we were in silicon valley where leaders are realizing this is the group they want in their workforce. that message is spreading fast. when you leave, you will see incredible speakers. remember that we are not a charity. we are an investment that can lead this country to do great things through tough times. george washington said -- and we assume...
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and any major city and say, as we've spent more dollars per capita, have we gotten more education. >> your short answer is you don't. >> no. and this is where the modern republican party is light years ahead of the 1994 gingrich revolution where guys said, get rid of the department of education, get rid of the department of energy or whatever. no, reform government so it costs less. 100,000 kids in arizona will now have a $5,000 voucher, they can take to a public school, a private school, a parochial school, home school, if they don't spend it -- >> so you're saying -- >> you don't need more money, you need reforms. would allowing fedex and u.p.s. to deliver mail make your post office mail get their sooner? >> this is one of the questions on the card. when you leave here very shortly you're going to go to your wednesday meeting. this is a literal meeting of the right wing conspiracy, right? >> about this size. >> this is a weekly meeting that you've had -- >> some of the people from there are here. [laughter] i see you. >> so this is a weekly meeting of what you call the center right
and any major city and say, as we've spent more dollars per capita, have we gotten more education. >> your short answer is you don't. >> no. and this is where the modern republican party is light years ahead of the 1994 gingrich revolution where guys said, get rid of the department of education, get rid of the department of energy or whatever. no, reform government so it costs less. 100,000 kids in arizona will now have a $5,000 voucher, they can take to a public school, a private...
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joseph's hospital in syracuse, the city's first hospital. in 1883, mother mary ann received a letter that would change her life. it was from a missionary in hawaii who was desperately searching for volunteers to take charge of the hospitals that served people with hanson's disease. more than 50 religious congregations had already declined, but mother mary ann was different. she eagerly accepted the mission. she wrote back to fatherly nor. quote, i'm hungry for the work and wish in all my heart to be one of the chosen ones. i am not afraid of any disease, end quote. mother mary ann left for hawaii along with six sisters from syracuse in 1883 where she began a 30-year mission, caring for those diagnosed with hanson's disease. mother maryian accepted a government plea to start a new -- mothery mary ann accepted a government plea to start a new hospital. she arrived months before f damien's death. she oversaw the expansion of health services and programs to provide for education and she lived until the age of 80. on august 9, 1918, she died. she
joseph's hospital in syracuse, the city's first hospital. in 1883, mother mary ann received a letter that would change her life. it was from a missionary in hawaii who was desperately searching for volunteers to take charge of the hospitals that served people with hanson's disease. more than 50 religious congregations had already declined, but mother mary ann was different. she eagerly accepted the mission. she wrote back to fatherly nor. quote, i'm hungry for the work and wish in all my heart...
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we take kids from underprivileged the bruins in the inner city, privileged kids. all of them have learned the same lessons. they have helped them in life. we should never minimize the importance of that. for concussions, we applaud what pop warner is trying. we are trying to take a look at this. practices already limited during the year after school starts. to say you can only kick for 40 minutes in practice, we'd tell them not to spend more time hitting. spend your time teaching technique and everything else. we're just trying a different approach. we are all after the same goal. the other thing is, the research is critical. i cannot imagine a time when we turn around and the federal government or state government will outline football for 14 and under. we spend our time finding out what the research says and then try to figure out how to make it as safe as possible. the result will be extremely important for the future of the game. the other thing is on the education peace, -- piece, we found teaching the paris is critical. when i started, we had parents say my
we take kids from underprivileged the bruins in the inner city, privileged kids. all of them have learned the same lessons. they have helped them in life. we should never minimize the importance of that. for concussions, we applaud what pop warner is trying. we are trying to take a look at this. practices already limited during the year after school starts. to say you can only kick for 40 minutes in practice, we'd tell them not to spend more time hitting. spend your time teaching technique and...
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i got my draft notice income across ago looking marine purity city could go to quantico and they will get you in good shape. i had to do both boot camps and one summer. -- in one summer. i then went back and graduated in joined the marine corps. it was the most defining experience of my life. i have all intention of staying in three years and getting out. as i got involved with the people in the leadership and the mission of the marine corps and what we're doing for the country and just the experience itself, i decided to stay. it was a great opportunity for me to serve the country. what i learned from that experience is everyone that you meet in the military and the country has something to offer. everyone has something to offer. everyone is capable of doing something. you are more capable of doing more than what you expect to can do. i always say that we always raise the bar higher. that was some of the experiences. people are extraordinary. the young marines were exceptional all through my career. >> your younger days were a bit different. i read that you grep up in iowa. you worke
i got my draft notice income across ago looking marine purity city could go to quantico and they will get you in good shape. i had to do both boot camps and one summer. -- in one summer. i then went back and graduated in joined the marine corps. it was the most defining experience of my life. i have all intention of staying in three years and getting out. as i got involved with the people in the leadership and the mission of the marine corps and what we're doing for the country and just the...
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burgess: today i rise to recognize a member of the frisco city council. although he was elected to council more than 10 months ago, his seat has frequently been empty but for a good reason. shortly after taking office, captain nelson got notice from the united states reserve and was deployed to afghanistan. he was on the nato military base with the 980th engineer battalion. as the unit's civil engineer he oversaw construction projects from roads to water to intelligence. while in afghanistan captain nelson carried a copy of the united states constitution everywhere he went. his reason was, quoting here, you don't always have to agree with the politics of the day but truly by the grace of god we were born in america and if you have been to enough places in the world you know how lucky we really are and how wonderful the place we live. while captain nelson was not able to be at a council meeting, he was not forgotten. he is home now and he said i'll do my best to make up the time i was gone. on november 8 he returned back to texas to his wife and three chil
burgess: today i rise to recognize a member of the frisco city council. although he was elected to council more than 10 months ago, his seat has frequently been empty but for a good reason. shortly after taking office, captain nelson got notice from the united states reserve and was deployed to afghanistan. he was on the nato military base with the 980th engineer battalion. as the unit's civil engineer he oversaw construction projects from roads to water to intelligence. while in afghanistan...
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what the palestinians are saying, if they were go to the international criminal court, which this city will when they achieve this status, is we do not want to negotiate with israel. we want to ostracize israel, we want to say there should be no israel -- totally contradictory to the belief in the two states. if they're going to say that israelis to defend themselves in one way or another should be treated as criminals for defending the right of israel to exist, what does that say about their belief in peace and their willingness to recognize israel? so it is a very unfortunate outcome that the united nations will grant nonmember observer status at the u.n., not only for what it does at the u.n., but more significantly for what it allows to happen at the international criminal court. we think it really hurts any kind of direct talks. president abbas, now in the evil putdotion of trying to hamas t hamas, is threatening to use this enhanced status to pursue these initiatives. we want to talk about bipartisan issues -- you have got one right here. we are committed to using every means at
what the palestinians are saying, if they were go to the international criminal court, which this city will when they achieve this status, is we do not want to negotiate with israel. we want to ostracize israel, we want to say there should be no israel -- totally contradictory to the belief in the two states. if they're going to say that israelis to defend themselves in one way or another should be treated as criminals for defending the right of israel to exist, what does that say about their...